i try to make some timelapse videos. suing the intervalometer.Now i got 1000 CR2 files. Try to open it in "Davinci Resolve 12.5". (Win7, PC)works. BUT.. i cannot change raw settings like color temperature,shadows, gain, etc. i can change those numbers.. but the imagedoesn't change. (its like a jpg image.. but not raw. i can change kurves, but not the raw data))

than i tried to convert the CR2 files into DNG using the "adobe DNG Converter".But Resolve did not recognize those DNG files. "file not found" (no image)

I shoot some video with a two camera setup. One Camera (Canon60D) recording h264 files in 25fps (no ML)and the 50D with magic Lantern recording raw at 25 fps using "FPS Override".

Settings:- Desired FPS 25 (from 30)- Otimized for: Exact FPS

Later in Resolve i noticed that i cannot sync the clips. I have to change the Clip speed of the raw footage to 24.900.But when i scroll threw the footage (split screen h264 on the left, raw on the right) i noticed that sometime i have to change the speed to 24.890 or 24.910It was impossible to match those clips. 24.900 was almost in sync.

Little Update. Did not buy anything yet.(And i think i will buy a black magic micro cinema camera + speedboster, monitor, etc.)but still want a shoulder rig solution. And this is what i found today... which looks pretty good:

In the link they guy wrote:"The 128gb 1050x works great for me. I can easily get continuous 1:1 no crop or 1920*800"

but i don't think 1920 pixel is possible on a 50D.Am i wrong?120 MB/s maybe is enough. But i would spend a bit more and buy 160 MB.So you are safe. And i think a faster card also react faster. If you hit record and stop.Its good when the card ist faster than what you needed. With 64 GB, recording 1568 x 882 you can record around 20 minutes in raw,and scale it up to 1920 x 1080.

Thanks for the link. This is a good start.it will be a problem with follow focus, cables, etc.But i don´t want to have a camera infront of me, and weights behind me.And i do get tired. So i decided that i want the camera on my shoulder,monitors infront of me.. and maybe some externsion for follow focus...but i want to shoot pretty mkuch dogma style.I just want to hit record button. And thats it.Maybe pull the focus a little bit.

At the moment i am busy editing another project, and i movefrom one apartment to another. i am not in a hury. So it will takesome time, (2, 3 month) till i build up this setup. But i can take some pictureswhen its finished. sure. Because i see so many BAD rigs on youtube... and i amthinking: ok, this is NOT how i want it. And it doesn´t matter if its expensive orcheap. Most of the time ist just to front heavy. or the handles are to high.thanks again for all the tipps!

I want to buy everything seperatly.- Shoulder Pad- Rods- Base for Camera (to place on the rods)- than grips i can "freely" attach to the rods... maybe with a 'friction arm'.- second 'fricition arm' for a field monitor / or viewfinder

I want to find a brand where i can build the system i want to, and don'thabe to stick to their "handles" if i don't want to.

i searched the forum but did not found ONE good Shoulder Rig solution.If you take a look at the "Black Ursa Mini" the whole camera is placed on the shoulder.I want to build something similar for the Canon 7D, 5D mark II, etc.

A RIG where i don't have to counterweight the camera.I want to place the Canon Camera directly in the middle of my shoulder. Than i want two handles in frontof me. And a monitor or viewfinder infront of my face. But the Canon Camera should beexactly on my shoulder.

Reasons: I want to keep the RIG as leightweight as possible.Camera + Rods, handles and a monitor. balanced with no extra weight.

and change the rods?Is it possible to get a monitor, or field monitor infront of my eyes... if the camera is directly placed on my shoulder?what fieldmonitor is the best. (small one) to have directly infront of you? (leightweight, small, but sharp) or should i go with a viewfinder?And do i get all the Info like "Peaking" from the ML-Menu as output on my fieldmonitor / viewfinder?

I want to stabilize some footage in Resolve. I got a face/person in the foreground.And a little bit of camerashake in the backround. If i try to stabilize the the footage Resolvetracks the movement of the face. But this is not what i want. So i tried to crop the imageor using power windows. and "select" only the backround. and try to stabilize again.But Resolve allways tracks the whole footage. Not area i want.

I want resolve to focus on the backround. And stabilize the backround.Not the face in the middle of the frame.Any ideas?

Maybe highlight recovery is better in ACR. (i don't know. i don't think its better. Its a bit different.)But if you are doing all the work in Lightroom, than export tiff.And work with tiffs in resolve...

you don't get the benefit of raw. raw is not only higlight recovery or black level.if you want to desaturate one spezific color, or using color wheels its so muchbetter with dng files in Resolve, than with tiffs. (just sayin)

I don't think ACR technic is better. It "seems" better with 25% sharpening. But sometimes thats to much.You should compare non-sharpening dng files in ACR and DR. And i don't think ACR is better.Of course you can us "flat picture" style to have alot of information but its not the same like having real RAW Datain DR. Or real raw in ACR to work with.

my current worflow is:convert to DNG Files. do everything in Resolve. And thats it.I cannot undertsand people who are switching to Premiere for editing?Davinci Resolve is fast. And Version 12.5 is great.Even if you lose some details. (when you say ACR is better)grade files in AVC than RV. Do tests. and take a closer look to the final video. and checkwhat looks/feels better.

working RAW in After Effects or Premiere is pain. If you convert to tiff. you can stay in premiere/AE.If you want to work with RAW, do it in DR. imho. (not with tiffs)

Not true. If you know what your GPU is doing, and your system, and your media Players, and your browser.. the colors looks all the same. I got same results in VLC, Media Player Classic and Quicktime. Also the same colors in Firefox, Chrome, IE. And no difference between youtube and vimeo.

You will definitly get more dynamic range using DNG files. Not only more dynamic range.with DNG you are able to shift color temperature and tint in Davinci Resolve (or AE). And alsomore control over highlights and shadows.My workflow:

1. MLRViewer to DNG2. Open files in Resolve 12.5.3. Using Rec709 for "contrasty" image... and the Scopes to set the color temperature and tint right.4. After that switching to "BMC Film" which gives me a "flat look".5. Adding contrast, stauration and dive into color wheels for grading. (Allways with vectorscopes / waveforms on)6. After basic color grading... maybe add some luts + grain7. Export (tiff sequenze for Premiere.. if you still need premiere)

Here is a very good Tutorial about Davinci Resolve:

Davinci Resolve + BMPCC grade + swearing

There i found this "trick" to setting up the color temperature in "Rec709" and after that switch to "BMC Film".Mov vs. dng. Simple do tests. Film something and than convert it in mov and dng. And grade your footageas mov and grade dng files. than you will see the difference. and if you have to use "offline" files... get/inverst in afaster PC. i7, 8 GB ram, 250 GB SSD + 2TB HD. Graphic Card (4GB Ram)

Sorry for switching into german. I was tired at this point.I updated to Resolve 12.5 (stable version) and now found youtube / vimeo buttonsrender settings.And it works. No color shifting. No crushed colors. I can render h264 Quicktimefile straight out of resolve and it looks perfect.

Thanks. Even the 12.3 version is buggy. If i got my nodes open. than switch between Fullscreen and back... the nodes are closed. (grrr. not cool when you sometimes only work on one monitor) I don`t want t to switch to beta. because i saw many crashes on youtube and do not want became a "beta tester". Even 12.3 feels like beta sometimes.

i was only at the beginning of the project.So i took snapshots and switched from "4.6K" to "BMD Film".

I shoot RAW with my Canon 50D and convert to DNG using ML MlRawViewer_1_4_3.In Davinci Resolve i set the White Balance to CostumColor Space = BMDGamma = BMD Film 4.6K

With the new DNG Files... i cannot select "BMD Film 4.6K" anymore.And with the old files.. if i switch to Rec709 and than set the color space to "BMD" again..i also cannot choose BMD Film 4.6K anymore. Only "BMD Film".I graded all the footage using "BMD Film 4.6K". So i have to use it.

EDIT: maybe it has something to do with an update from and older Resolve 12 Version.In the old Version i could select BMD Film 4.6k. and in the new version not. (but the program is so smartto keep the 4.6k files in that 4.6K "Gamma" space mode)

It would be helpfull if someone can tell me if he can use "Gamma = BMD Film 4.6K" in Resolve 12.3.2.008

I get a new PC at the end of the week. I will install quicktime and Resolve on the new PC...and check if i get the same errors and same render-problems.If this is the case... i simple will render out tiffs (LZW). Might get a little huge but thats the only solution.I still wait that someone at the blackmagicdesign forum answers to my posts. Lets see.